Perhaps it is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans slowly growing desensitized by active shooter events, or a combination of both, that two shootings on military bases went fairly unnoticed by the public at large. Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the heroism of our military personnel that put their lives at risk in the...
**Originally published in The Cornell Review dated April 26, 2020* When the first U.S. fatality due to COVID-19 was confirmed on February 29th 2020 and President Trump declared a national state of emergency on March 13th 2020, Americans had a lot of worries on their minds. Few likely considered whether our national security would also...
*Originally published in The Cornell Review dated April 26, 2020* The military, like all other facets of society, is faced with the unprecedented challenges that have come with COVID-19. However the Department of Defense has made it clear that force readiness remains high. On March 4th 2020, the U.S. Submarine Forces began a naval exercise...
**Originally published in The Cornell Review dated March 29, 2020* On February 29, 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed the Afghan Peace Deal. The deal is a landmark attempt to end the nearly two decades-long war in Afghanistan. The war that began following the 9/11 attacks of 2001, has resulted in nearly 2400...
The following is a transcribed interview between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn and Captain Erich Diehl of Cornell’s naval ROTC program. What made you choose to join the military, and why the Navy in particular? I come from a family of military service. Both grandfathers served in WWII as a Navy Seabee [Construction Battalion] and Army...
According to a New York Times article (found here), the Obama administration faces a dilemma regarding how to deal with the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (DADT). The law, which was passed in 1993, requires that gays in the military not be open about their sexuality. Obama has long been opposed to this policy,...